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Feeding Your Gadget and Tech ObsessionsTue, 31 Mar 2015 20:44:15 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1Sony’s SmartEyeglass augmented-reality glasses on sale in 10 countieshttp://www.slashgear.com/sonys-smarteyeglass-augmented-reality-glasses-on-sale-in-10-counties-28375910/
http://www.slashgear.com/sonys-smarteyeglass-augmented-reality-glasses-on-sale-in-10-counties-28375910/#commentsSat, 28 Mar 2015 17:00:10 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=375910Just after Sony unveiled its SmartEyeglass augmented-reality glasses a few months ago, it was quickly labeled by tech media and critics as dorky, unfashionable, and tacky. Fortunately (or unfortunately?), Sony has decided to press ahead in the wake of the Google Glass experiment and release the headgear in 10 countries, starting this week. Labeled as a Developer Edition, the SED-E1 … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/sonys-smarteyeglass-augmented-reality-glasses-on-sale-in-10-counties-28375910/feed/5Sony video demos SmartEyeglass Attach! concepthttp://www.slashgear.com/sony-video-demos-smarteyeglass-attach-concept-16369212/
http://www.slashgear.com/sony-video-demos-smarteyeglass-attach-concept-16369212/#commentsMon, 16 Feb 2015 11:30:17 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=369212Google may be a bit ambiguous about Google Glass' future, but Sony seems unfazed. Either it has a very strong faith in the still non-existent smart eyewear market or it thinks it can take advantage of Google's failure there. Either way, it is pushing ahead with own attempt but also tries to approach the problem from a slightly different angle. … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/sony-video-demos-smarteyeglass-attach-concept-16369212/feed/0Google Glass team needed to “reset their strategy” says CFOhttp://www.slashgear.com/google-glass-team-needed-to-reset-their-strategy-says-cfo-29366682/
http://www.slashgear.com/google-glass-team-needed-to-reset-their-strategy-says-cfo-29366682/#commentsThu, 29 Jan 2015 22:33:34 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=366682Google's Chief Financial Officer Patrick Pichette spoke up this afternoon during the company's Q4 2014 earnings call about Glass. Briefly mentioning Glass as an example of a project that needed to "take a pause", Pichette continued by suggesting that Google sometimes does have to "take the tough calls." He didn't say the company would be closing shop on Google Glass, … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/google-glass-team-needed-to-reset-their-strategy-says-cfo-29366682/feed/0Vuzix and HERE team up: location apps for M100 inboundhttp://www.slashgear.com/vuzix-and-here-team-up-location-apps-for-m100-inbound-07362986/
http://www.slashgear.com/vuzix-and-here-team-up-location-apps-for-m100-inbound-07362986/#commentsWed, 07 Jan 2015 16:32:37 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=362986This past November, Vuzix's M100 Smart Glasses went up for pre-order on Amazon following a previous debut and details. They might not be as svelte as Google Glass or as well known, but the wearable has held its own, and now it is working with HERE to add to some usefulness for its users. Under a new program between the … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/vuzix-and-here-team-up-location-apps-for-m100-inbound-07362986/feed/0Google Glass is still around, so says Googlehttp://www.slashgear.com/google-glass-is-still-around-so-says-google-22360371/
http://www.slashgear.com/google-glass-is-still-around-so-says-google-22360371/#commentsMon, 22 Dec 2014 18:45:30 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=360371From now until the 16th of February, the de Young Museum in San Francisco will be hosting Keith Haring: The Political Line, fully Google Glass-friendly. It's not a direct effort on the part of Google to represent Glass for new users - they're not exactly aiming for the consumer market at the moment - but it is set to be … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/google-glass-is-still-around-so-says-google-22360371/feed/1JINS MEME takes a literally different look at smart glasseshttp://www.slashgear.com/jins-meme-takes-a-literally-different-look-at-smart-glasses-19360126/
http://www.slashgear.com/jins-meme-takes-a-literally-different-look-at-smart-glasses-19360126/#commentsFri, 19 Dec 2014 13:10:49 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=360126Smart glasses seem to really be on the rise again, perhaps for good, perhaps for a brief spurt again. But whatever the trend in smart eyewear, Tokyo-based eyewear maker JINS is putting a different spin on the device class. While most, if not all, smart glasses are content to look at the world outside, the JINS MEME smart eyewear takes … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/jins-meme-takes-a-literally-different-look-at-smart-glasses-19360126/feed/0Vuzix launches app store for its M100 Smart Glasseshttp://www.slashgear.com/vuzix-launches-app-store-for-its-m100-smart-glasses-18359929/
http://www.slashgear.com/vuzix-launches-app-store-for-its-m100-smart-glasses-18359929/#commentsThu, 18 Dec 2014 13:30:19 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=359929Smartglasses are trying to get back into the limelight after briefly being upstaged by smartwatches and even virtual reality headsets. Sony just revealed its plans to develop a display module that could turn any regular eyewear into a smart one. Now, Vuzix. who has been trying to compete, or in this case out pace, Google Glass since 2013, is announcing … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/vuzix-launches-app-store-for-its-m100-smart-glasses-18359929/feed/0Sony display module aims to make any eyewear smarthttp://www.slashgear.com/sony-display-module-aims-to-make-any-eyewear-smart-17359740/
http://www.slashgear.com/sony-display-module-aims-to-make-any-eyewear-smart-17359740/#commentsWed, 17 Dec 2014 10:50:11 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=359740Smart glasses, while fancy and interesting, have the peculiar problem of usually being ugly, if not hard to personalize. Well, that and they could be used as instruments to invade privacy. Without giving up on the entire smart eyepiece category, Sony is trying to take a different spin on the wearable. Instead of a complete smart glass like Google Glass, … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/sony-display-module-aims-to-make-any-eyewear-smart-17359740/feed/0Alamo Drafthouse bans Google Glasshttp://www.slashgear.com/alamo-drafthouse-bans-google-glass-10333005/
http://www.slashgear.com/alamo-drafthouse-bans-google-glass-10333005/#commentsTue, 10 Jun 2014 23:43:26 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=333005The cinema chair Alamo Drafthouse, never one to tolerate errant technology use in the theater, has taken the first step for officially cracking down on Google Glass's presence during movies. From now on, Glass will have to be removed before the movie starts. The information comes from Alamo Drafthouse's founder himself, Tim League, who fired off a tweet earlier today … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/alamo-drafthouse-bans-google-glass-10333005/feed/2Tzukuri smart sunglasses know when they’re losthttp://www.slashgear.com/tzukuri-smart-sunglasses-know-when-theyre-lost-21330001/
http://www.slashgear.com/tzukuri-smart-sunglasses-know-when-theyre-lost-21330001/#commentsThu, 22 May 2014 01:06:12 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=330001Connected glasses have cropped up from various companies, the most notable of which is Google Glass, but few are as simple and regular looking as Tzukuri's smart sunglasses. With the glasses comes Bluetooth connectivity and an app that lets you keep track of both the glasses and handset. The Australian company has embedded a Bluetooth Low Energy chip in their … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/tzukuri-smart-sunglasses-know-when-theyre-lost-21330001/feed/0Glass scores Foursquare, TripIt, and OpenTable glasswarehttp://www.slashgear.com/glass-scores-foursquare-tripit-and-opentable-glassware-14329158/
http://www.slashgear.com/glass-scores-foursquare-tripit-and-opentable-glassware-14329158/#commentsThu, 15 May 2014 04:59:56 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=329158At the stroke of midnight, Google announced the latest perk for Glass owners, particularly those who like to hit the town or do a lot of travelling: new Glassware comprised of Foursquare, TripIt, and OpenTable, extending your ability to get around and let the world know it. Glass users can get the new glassware from MyGlass, complementing the already-available travel-centric … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/glass-scores-foursquare-tripit-and-opentable-glassware-14329158/feed/0Google Glass 2 details leak as Glass offered to allhttp://www.slashgear.com/google-glass-2-details-leak-as-glass-offered-to-all-14329034/
http://www.slashgear.com/google-glass-2-details-leak-as-glass-offered-to-all-14329034/#commentsWed, 14 May 2014 17:37:36 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=329034Just as the first wave of Google Glass units are put on sale in a public way, rumors of the second edition begin to appear. A tip from Crystal Optech’s own Kong Wenjun suggests that they’ve supplied - through several middle-men - samples of their technology to Google’s Research and Development for Glass. While this would suggest that Google Glass … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/google-glass-2-details-leak-as-glass-offered-to-all-14329034/feed/1Google Glass up for sale to the public once more [UPDATE]http://www.slashgear.com/google-glass-up-for-sale-to-the-public-once-more-24326407/
http://www.slashgear.com/google-glass-up-for-sale-to-the-public-once-more-24326407/#commentsThu, 24 Apr 2014 16:47:02 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=326407Whether it be by mistake or released in secret before the general push to the public, Google Glass units have been put on sale once again. It would appear - and we’ve tested right up to the point of purchase - that any user is able to purchase Google Glass without needing to be part of the Explorer Edition club, … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/google-glass-up-for-sale-to-the-public-once-more-24326407/feed/0Samsung Glass: prepare for simplicityhttp://www.slashgear.com/samsung-glass-prepare-for-simplicity-15325251/
http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-glass-prepare-for-simplicity-15325251/#commentsTue, 15 Apr 2014 14:43:06 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=325251There’s been no shortage of Google Glass parodies and straight-up copies since Google released their heads-up display in 2012. While Google’s design has stuck to its guns since the developer edition - aka the Explorer Edition - has been released, there’ve been several iterations in competing camps since that year. One example is Samsung, whose latest patent for such a … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-glass-prepare-for-simplicity-15325251/feed/3Wearable Intelligence: Google Glass hacked and modified for doctorshttp://www.slashgear.com/wearable-intelligence-google-glass-hacked-and-modified-for-doctors-08324293/
http://www.slashgear.com/wearable-intelligence-google-glass-hacked-and-modified-for-doctors-08324293/#commentsTue, 08 Apr 2014 18:08:41 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=324293With Google Glass still in the pre-public phase, it’s strange to see a pair out in public being used by a medical professional. But that’s just what’s happening in a teaching hospital in Boston, Massachusetts where Dr. Steve Horng is making use of his own custom Google Glass headset with real patients. This customized Google Glass unit looks the same … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/wearable-intelligence-google-glass-hacked-and-modified-for-doctors-08324293/feed/0High tech smart glasses that help doctors see cancer cells developed by researchershttp://www.slashgear.com/high-tech-smart-glasses-that-help-doctors-see-cancer-cells-developed-by-researchers-12316621/
http://www.slashgear.com/high-tech-smart-glasses-that-help-doctors-see-cancer-cells-developed-by-researchers-12316621/#commentsWed, 12 Feb 2014 12:08:59 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=316621Cancer is one of the most common diseases in the world and affects tens of thousands of people. One of the issues that surgeons and patients alike face is that when they go into surgery to remove cancerous tissues, it can be very difficult for the surgeon to get all of the cancerous tissues. Missing some of the cancer means … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/high-tech-smart-glasses-that-help-doctors-see-cancer-cells-developed-by-researchers-12316621/feed/0Atheer One smart glasses connect to Android smartphones and support 3D contenthttp://www.slashgear.com/atheer-one-smart-glasses-connect-to-android-smartphones-and-support-3d-content-13312923/
http://www.slashgear.com/atheer-one-smart-glasses-connect-to-android-smartphones-and-support-3d-content-13312923/#commentsMon, 13 Jan 2014 12:08:29 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=312923Google started the smart glasses wave with Google Glass. Those glasses are in the hands of a few developers and end users around the country and have proven to be interesting devices. The downside to Google Glass is that the wearable computing product is not what most of us would consider affordable. A product is on crowd sourced funding site … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/atheer-one-smart-glasses-connect-to-android-smartphones-and-support-3d-content-13312923/feed/1Epson Moverio BT-200 smart glasses overlay the digital world upon real lifehttp://www.slashgear.com/epson-moverio-bt-200-smart-glasses-overlay-the-digital-world-upon-real-life-06311637/
http://www.slashgear.com/epson-moverio-bt-200-smart-glasses-overlay-the-digital-world-upon-real-life-06311637/#commentsTue, 07 Jan 2014 01:08:47 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=311637Epson has introduced the next generation of its Moverio smart glasses, bringing with the new BT-200 model a variety of new features and a light-weight design and a "true binocular display" offered up by using miniaturized LCD-based projection. Essentially, the digital reality is overlaid upon the real world resulting in a variety of augmented tasks and activities, not the least … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/epson-moverio-bt-200-smart-glasses-overlay-the-digital-world-upon-real-life-06311637/feed/0Vuzix M100 become first “commercially available” Smart Glasses on the markethttp://www.slashgear.com/vuzix-m100-become-first-commercially-available-smart-glasses-on-the-market-03307399/
http://www.slashgear.com/vuzix-m100-become-first-commercially-available-smart-glasses-on-the-market-03307399/#commentsTue, 03 Dec 2013 15:43:03 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=307399If there's one thing the folks at Vuzix can claim without reservation, it's that their smart glasses have become available to the general public before anyone else, including Google. While the Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses may not have been designed with the same fashionability in mind that Google Glass was, you'll find this wearable technology ready for a full "hands … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/vuzix-m100-become-first-commercially-available-smart-glasses-on-the-market-03307399/feed/6Evena Eye-On smart medical glasses make skin transparenthttp://www.slashgear.com/evena-eye-on-smart-medical-glasses-make-skin-transparent-20306211/
http://www.slashgear.com/evena-eye-on-smart-medical-glasses-make-skin-transparent-20306211/#commentsThu, 21 Nov 2013 00:08:12 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=306211Evena Medical is the maker of a medical device that allows nurses and doctors to view the veins beneath one's skin, with the original device it created having been deployed a while ago and involving the movement of a large contraption. Because of the device's size, it both made the act of giving and IV easier and more cumbersome, something … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/evena-eye-on-smart-medical-glasses-make-skin-transparent-20306211/feed/0DoCoMo glasses concept turns any surface into a touchscreenhttp://www.slashgear.com/docomo-glasses-concept-turns-any-surface-into-a-touchscreen-01299794/
http://www.slashgear.com/docomo-glasses-concept-turns-any-surface-into-a-touchscreen-01299794/#commentsTue, 01 Oct 2013 06:40:26 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=299794Following DoCoMo's detailing of its 5G network ambitions, the company has displayed its smart glasses concept here at CEATEC 2013, something that is presently four different glasses concepts that will be unified into a single product offering when it heads into production. The smart glasses offer a variety of functionality, the most interesting of which is the ability to turn … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/docomo-glasses-concept-turns-any-surface-into-a-touchscreen-01299794/feed/0Google Glass update arrives with new cards and voice commandshttp://www.slashgear.com/google-glass-update-arrives-with-new-cards-and-voice-commands-12293528/
http://www.slashgear.com/google-glass-update-arrives-with-new-cards-and-voice-commands-12293528/#commentsMon, 12 Aug 2013 20:52:09 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=293528Google has released the latest update for Glass users. This latest has arrived as the XE8 update and brought items to include a new video player, additional support for apps to include Path and Evernote, a new volume card in Settings, additional Google Now cards, new voice commands and more. As we often see, this update will be rolling out … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/google-glass-update-arrives-with-new-cards-and-voice-commands-12293528/feed/0Google Glass reaching out to film students in newest Creative Collective bidhttp://www.slashgear.com/google-glass-reaching-out-to-film-students-in-newest-creative-collective-bid-31292379/
http://www.slashgear.com/google-glass-reaching-out-to-film-students-in-newest-creative-collective-bid-31292379/#commentsWed, 31 Jul 2013 20:30:21 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=292379It's time for Google to expand their reach with Project Glass again, this time through their Glass Creative Collective program aimed at the more artistic citizens of planet Earth. Google's reach includes the The American Film Institute, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television, and University of Southern … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/google-glass-reaching-out-to-film-students-in-newest-creative-collective-bid-31292379/feed/09.4m smart glasses units to ship annually by 2016 tips IHShttp://www.slashgear.com/9-4m-smart-glasses-units-to-ship-annually-by-2016-tips-ihs-25279291/
http://www.slashgear.com/9-4m-smart-glasses-units-to-ship-annually-by-2016-tips-ihs-25279291/#commentsThu, 25 Apr 2013 12:55:42 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=279291There has been a huge amount of buzz focusing on the Google Glass smart glasses that have recently started shipping to developers. We all know that other manufacturers are rushing to get similar smart glasses on the market to compete against Google. Research firm IHS iSuppli published a new report this week looking at the future of the smart glasses … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/9-4m-smart-glasses-units-to-ship-annually-by-2016-tips-ihs-25279291/feed/1